. Electric railway journal . ailway. The old single track bridge, furnished by the Berlin IronBridge Company in ,1895, was of the half through riveted trusstype, length over all 70 ft. 10 in., consisting of five panels,13 ft. center to center of trusses. 8 ft. 6 in. center to centerof chords, angle 90 deg. The stringers are 12-in. 40-lb. T View of Floor System ture was reinforced with steel and concrete in a unique andsatisfactory manner, according to plans and specifications pre-pared by Wilbur J. Watson, bridge engineer, of In order to maintain traffic and at the same time al
. Electric railway journal . ailway. The old single track bridge, furnished by the Berlin IronBridge Company in ,1895, was of the half through riveted trusstype, length over all 70 ft. 10 in., consisting of five panels,13 ft. center to center of trusses. 8 ft. 6 in. center to centerof chords, angle 90 deg. The stringers are 12-in. 40-lb. T View of Floor System ture was reinforced with steel and concrete in a unique andsatisfactory manner, according to plans and specifications pre-pared by Wilbur J. Watson, bridge engineer, of In order to maintain traffic and at the same time allow roomfor forms, the track and bridge ties were raised about 6 temporary wooden stringers supported on timber bentsbedded in the channel of the stream. The bottom chords werethen reinforced with i-in. round steel bars, four bars beingplaced in a vertical row between the channels of each panelwith four additional bars placed in all except the shore panels,one additional bar being placed at each flange of the
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